By: Sean Crose
The reply to the query: “Can Daniel Dubois defeat Anthony Joshua?” is fairly easy – sure, he most actually can. Within the sport of boxing, anybody can beat anybody on a given evening. But a extra slim query: “What are Dubois’ possibilities of really defeating Joshua?” is much extra attention-grabbing. When Dubois and Joshua sq. off Saturday evening in London, the world will see a battle between a present heavyweight titlist and a two time former heavyweight titlist. And whereas it’s true a future battle for the illusive undisputed heavyweight championship of the world may be at stake, there’s much more on the road for these two males – for the loser can be far much less related leaving the ring on Saturday than he was upon coming into it.
Joshua will almost certainly slip between the ropes at Wembley Stadium the favourite this weekend. Once more, although, how huge an opportunity in there that Joshua’s fellow Brit Dubois can pull off the upset? Truthfully? A reasonably good one. Dubois will not be as widespread or adorned as Joshua, however the man is an excellent fighter. That bout he had some time again with Oleksandr Usyk? The referee may need value Dubois the battle after ruling {that a} knockdown got here from a low blow. Watch the clip on YouTube as many instances as you need – there’s arguably clear proof that Dubois knocked Usyk down with a physique shot slightly than with a submarine punch.
Regardless of that the good Usyk went on to win the battle – he’s Oleksandr Usyk, in any case – the reality stays Dubois put the defending champion on the mat, and should effectively have saved him there for the ten depend (Usyk was clearly harm) had the referee dominated otherwise. When one considers the truth that Usyk has defeated Joshua twice himself, one has to offer Dubois a strong probability of pulling off the upset this weekend. Dubois possesses velocity, accuracy, and a large amount of energy, a lot energy that solely one of many males he’s defeated have gone the space with him.
Let’s not overlook Joshua, nonetheless, a person who continues to be having maybe some of the stellar careers in boxing. He’s received heavyweight belts, then misplaced them, then received them again, solely to lose them once more…solely to vary trainers and emerge like a pugilistic phoenix a while later, ferocious and rejuvenated. Dubois might certainly finest Joshua Saturday in London, nevertheless it actually received’t be simple for him.
